Baby For Sale On Craigslist
Police Trying To Find Whoever Posted Message
POSTED: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
UPDATED: 10:13 am EDT March 26,
2008
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Police in Portland are investigating an ad posted on the popular Web site Craigslist featuring a baby for sale for $1,000.
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The ad shows a baby covered in food or mud being held by an adult.Text with the ad reads, "We are out of tweak and we will sell this baby for a thousand dollars." Tweak is another word for methamphetamine, Local 6 reported.Lt. Dave Okada said detectives are trying to track down whoever posted the message."Whether it's a joke or truly serious, it is not funny," Okada said.Nicholas Dunbar and his friends said they spotted the advertisement on Craigslist under the Salem-area "rants and raves" section and immediately called police.Officers said if the ad is real, the baby is in danger.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
IMAGES: Larger Ad Image VIDEO: Ad On Craigslist For Baby The ad shows a baby covered in food or mud being held by an adult.Text with the ad reads, "We are out of tweak and we will sell this baby for a thousand dollars." Tweak is another word for methamphetamine, Local 6 reported.Lt. Dave Okada said detectives are trying to track down whoever posted the message."Whether it's a joke or truly serious, it is not funny," Okada said.Nicholas Dunbar and his friends said they spotted the advertisement on Craigslist under the Salem-area "rants and raves" section and immediately called police.Officers said if the ad is real, the baby is in danger.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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